ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
M48.0Spinal stenosis
M48.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About M48.0
M48.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for spinal stenosis. It belongs to category M48 (other spondylopathies), block M45-M49 (spondylopathies) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
Within M48 (other spondylopathies), M48.0 is specifically for spinal stenosis. Related codes cover ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] (M48.1), Kissing spine (M48.2), traumatic spondylopathy (M48.3), fatigue fracture of vertebra (M48.4), Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified (M48.5), other specified spondylopathies (M48.8) and spondylopathy, unspecified (M48.9).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M48.00 (site unspecified), M48.01 (occipito-atlanto-axial region), M48.02 (cervical region), M48.03 (cervicothoracic region), M48.04 (thoracic region), M48.05 (thoracolumbar region), M48.06 (lumbar region), M48.07 (lumbosacral region) and 1 more.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under M48.0
- M48.00Spinal stenosis, site unspecifiedBillable
- M48.01Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
- M48.02Spinal stenosis, cervical regionBillable
- M48.03Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic regionBillable
- M48.04Spinal stenosis, thoracic regionBillable
- M48.05Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar regionBillable
- M48.06Spinal stenosis, lumbar region
- M48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral regionBillable
- M48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
Coding notes
- Caudal stenosis
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M48.0.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about M48.0
Is M48.0 billable?
- No. M48.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.